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Parish brings HOPe to regional city’s most vulnerable
- By CathNews Team
- . 6 October 2022
A Catholic church in Tamworth, New South Wales, is helping to bring HOPe to the city’s vulnerable homeless citizens with the launch of a new soup kitchen. Source: Northern Daily Leader.

Know your spiritual passwords: Pope
- By CathNews Team
- . 6 October 2022
Pope Francis shared a spiritual life hack for discernment at his general audience yesterday: the “spiritual life, too, has its passwords.” Source: CNA.

Sri Lankan bishop meets president to discuss crisis
- By CathNews Team
- . 6 October 2022
New President Ranil Wickremesinghe has met with the head of the Sri Lankan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Harold Anthony Perera, to discuss Catholic religious affairs and the country’s current crisis. Source: Vatican News.

Teachers paid more, parents pay more in Australia: report
- By CathNews Team
- . 5 October 2022
A new international report shows Australian teachers are paid more than their counterparts in other rich nations, and the country spends more on education generally, but relies more heavily on private tuition fees. Source: SMH.

Vatican launches new film on urgency of climate change
- By CathNews Team
- . 5 October 2022
The Vatican has marked the Feast of St Francis of Assisi with the global premiere of a new documentary on the urgent need to address climate change, on the same day two UN climate change accords entered into force for the Holy See. Source: CNA.

AFL club CEO stands down over Christian beliefs
- By CathNews Team
- . 5 October 2022
Former banking boss Andrew Thorburn believes his “personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square” after his 30-hour stint as chief executive of the AFL’s Essendon club came crashing down. Source: The Australian.

Archbishop joins board of peak Catholic health body
- By CathNews Team
- . 5 October 2022
Hobart Archbishop Julian Porteous is joining the board of Catholic Health Australia, saying that advocating and defending the mission of Catholic health and aged care operations is more important than ever.

NZ bishops issue guidelines to support young people
- By CathNews Team
- . 5 October 2022
The Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have published new guidelines for the country’s 235 Catholic schools to support young people with regard to sexual diversity. Source: NZCBC.

Pacific storm brewing as climate and debt crises collide
- By CathNews Team
- . 5 October 2022
The Pacific region is facing a perfect storm of climate change-induced disasters and skyrocketing debt burdens, according to a new report. Source: Caritas Oceania.